CRISPY Beer Battered Zucchini

📝 Ingredients

• 2 zucchini
• 1 cup all purpose flour (120 grams)
• 1 tsp baking powder (4 grams)
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup beer (240 ml)
• 1/2 cup low fat mayonnaise (120 grams)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp hot smoked Spanish paprika (2.50 grams)
• 1 tsp lemon juice (5 ml)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil (120 ml)
• sea salt & black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cut the zucchini into diagonal slices that are 1 cm thick (a little over a 1/4 inch)
2. 2Add the slices of zucchini over a wire rack with paper towels underneath, all in a single layer, then season with sea salt on both sides
3. 3In the meantime, add the flour into a large bowl, along with the baking powder and a 1/4 tsp (1.5 grams) sea salt, mix the dry ingredients together, then crack in the egg and add in the beer, whisk together until you get a creamy batter
4. 4Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the sunflower oil
5. 5While the oil is heating, move back to the slices of zucchini, transfer them over some paper towels, all in a single layer, and pat dry
6. 6Add the slices of zucchini into the beer batter, gently mix together so all the slices are coated in the batter
7. 7Once the oil is nice and hot in the fry pan, add in the slices of zucchini, shaking off any excess batter and all in a single layer, cook in batches to not overcrowd the pan, fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until golden fried all around, as you finish each batch transfer into a dish with paper towels
8. 8To make the spicy aioli, add the mayonnaise into a bowl, finely grate in the garlic, add in the hot smoked paprika, lemon juice, olive oil and season with sea salt & black pepper, whisk together until you get a creamy sauce
9. 9Transfer the spicy aioli into a serving dish and decorate the beer battered zucchini around it, serve at once, enjoy!